Iyé Blog

By Ariel Reyes Antuan , Iyé Creative When talking about Land and Land Access, Indigenous Nations, Black Canadians and other racialized groups have stood in the crossfire of government policy and corporate interests in the past 200 years. Exclusionary laws, forced displacement, chattel slavery, cultural loss, and continuous extraction have left us exhausted. The shapeshifting nature of corporate power has taught us a painful truth: dependency is not survival — it is erasure.

Food is not just sustenance; it’s a powerful tool for peace and justice. In Palestine, food insecurity is weaponized, perpetuating...

On Saturday, William Stevenson Park bloomed with the joy of community gathering at our Seedling Distribution Day supported by the Get...

We as a collective - Ariel, Jess, and Anna Maria, had the privilege of going to visit Sandown Centre for Regenerative Agriculture last...

People of all ages fill bags with freshly picked fruit and vegetables from within the local region…for which they haven’t exchanged any...

"This work is not about any one of us in particular - it’s about the relationships that are formed and the impacts that emerge when we...

"Growing food is about so much more than simply watering plants. It's a place-based learning opportunity in which they understand to care...

Ata Uto Begá “See you soon” Bembele said in his Palenke language to Zylo, Mama Iyé, and I. I was excited and scared to visit San Basilio...

"...community connections and caring, like-minded people discussing possible solutions are exactly the medicine our world needs. " Since...